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Presidents Day ~ A Birthday Celebration!

Presidents Day ~ A Birthday Celebration!

A star studded celebration can be made with this stunning red and white quilt stitched with stars, stars and more stars!https://store.the-gatherings-antique-vintage.net/1...
Welcoming The Year 2024

Welcoming The Year 2024

Happy New Year and let us welcome 2024. May it be a good and inspirational year for each and everyone of you! A few changes.........The Gatherings Antique Vintage is starting the year with an update and brushing up of the web site. I am sure you notice some slight changes as you visit already. For one thing more pictures have been added to the front page plus the blog is also featu…
Yesteryear's  Needlework ~ Re-Purpose For Today's Decorator Statement

Yesteryear's Needlework ~ Re-Purpose For Today's Decorator Statement

From the late Victorian, 1900's era, a pretty silk thread hand embroidered worked on felted wool doily mat. Edging is hand pinked. This lovely creation is 12-1/2"in diameter embellished with stems of flowers, plus a butterfly. It is worked mainly in colors of gold, toast,cream and green. The felted wool was an olive green but the top has faded to an all over drab green now. The…
Antique Shams & Bolster Pillow Covers  ~ A Charming Home Decorating Accent

Antique Shams & Bolster Pillow Covers ~ A Charming Home Decorating Accent

Pillow shams and bolster covers were popular through the decades of the Victorian and very early 1900's. They served as a decorative cover for the pillow, removing, before retiring for the night. During the day, the bed would always look tidy, as well as pretty. when the shams and bolster were laid back over the pillows. You will find these covers made of fabric, embroidery and lace, s…

Old Is New Again ~ Decorating With Antique And Vintage Linens

Have you thought of adding antique & vintage linens to your home decorating style? You don't have to be a collector of antiques, to find a pretty little doily that would cozy up to that bed side table, to give just the right look. Or why not dazzle your dinner guests, setting your dining table, with a vintage tablecloth and napkin set. As a hostess, wear one of those pretty vintage aprons to…